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Kate Chopin
Name at birth: Katherine O'FlahertyKate Chopin was an American novelist and short-story writer best known for her startling 1899 novel, The Awakening. Born in St. Louis, she moved to New Orleans…Claire Foy
After a decade in big roles in British television, Claire Foy became a sudden star as Queen Elizabeth II in the 2016 series The Crown. She studied drama in college, graduated in 2007 and had a…King Abdullah
King Abdullah became the king of Saudi Arabia on 1 August 2005, following the death of his half-brother King Fahd. Abdullah, like Fahd, was one of the many sons of Ibn Saud, the founder of modern…Landmark Affirmative Action Ruling
—Borgna Brunner Citing the possession of weapons of mass destruction, links to terrorism, and Saddam Hussein's despotism as the casus belli for “regime change” in Iraq, President George W. Bush…George Walker Bush
George Walker Bush Born: 7/6/1946Birthplace: New Haven, Conn. George Walker Bush was born on July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Conn., the first child of future president George H. W. Bush. In 1948…Early History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
A peaceful solution to one of the world's most intractable conflicts has proven elusive for decades By Beth Rowen Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Palestinian Liberation…Yvonne de Carlo Biography
actressDied: Jan. 8, 2007 (Los Angeles, California) Best Known as: actress who played Lily on "The Munsters" Actress who played Lily on the CBS television…Jean-François Lyotard 1998 Deaths
Jean-François LyotardAge: 73 post-modern French philosopher among those who influenced art and literary criticism over recent decades. Died: April 21, 1998.Harry LumleyG - LAlan Hollinghurst Biography
writerBorn: 1954Best Known as: award-winning and controversial British author Birthplace: Gloucestershire, England Alan Hollinghurst won the Man Booker…Patriarch Alexiy II Biography
head of Russian churchDied: 5 December 2008Best Known as: head of the Russian Orthodox Church Deathplace: Moscow, Russia Alexei Rediger was born in Estonia,…Trending
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